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PLEASE HELP! THIS IS DUE TODAY!

PLEASE HELP! THIS IS DUE TODAY!-example-1
User Eric Burel
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Remember,
(a^(m))^(n) = a^(mn). Therefore, the answer is
(2^(-4)){5} * (z^(-3)){5}, which is
2^(-20) * x^(-15).

A number to a negative power is the reciprocal of the number (
x^(-y) = (1)/(x^(y)).

The correct answer is B.

User Pavlo Sobchuk
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